English Translation

23 The supply situation of the BMB has been improved by the addition of additional coal and sudetenland lignite. In the domestic fire sector, despite favourable wagon orders, deliveries to coal in April and May amounted to 15.3% compared to 19% in 1943/44, to lignite 13.7 %.- " 15.9%" " 1943/ 44, to coke 16.2% 11 14 % in 1943-44, and is expected to be below the percentages achieved in previous years at the end of the reporting period. As a result of special circumstances, the Reichsstelle für Kohle, Berlin, initiated a relocation of the lignite briquettes deliveries from the Middle German to the Ostelbische Lignite Syndicate. As a consequence, no lignium briquetts were delivered to the Protectorate in June so far. Whereas the failure of these quantities may have an adverse effect on the low household fire rate during the winter months; whereas, in the field of fuelwood supply, during the reference period, the fuelwood guots were definitively fixed for individual consumers taking into account the quantities of firewood available; In order to be able to meet the declared firewood requirements, substantial reductions had to be made in some cases for the individual consumer groups. 5./ Energy industry: The economy of the protectorate was supplied with electricity and gas in the reporting period without disruption. A further increase in demand occurs due to relocations from the other Reichsgebiet. The coverage of energy needs has to be done to a large extent from the rest of the Reich. The Reichsstelle for the electricity industry was negotiated about the provision of additional services. The supply situation in the Land of Bohemia is currently extremely tense, as a number of large transformers have been damaged as a result of lightning. By the Bayernwerke A.G. in Munich ./.